[HN Gopher] Rising scams use AI to mimic voices of loved ones in...
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       Rising scams use AI to mimic voices of loved ones in financial
       distress
        
       Author : lame-robot-hoax
       Score  : 22 points
       Date   : 2023-03-06 18:28 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (arstechnica.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (arstechnica.com)
        
       | tanseydavid wrote:
       | About two weeks ago my father (76 y/o, technologically-savvy)
       | nearly got burned by this scam, with the "caller" impersonating
       | my nephew who is currently residing in Holland.
       | 
       | The "caller", crying, indicated that he had been in a drunken-
       | driving accident the night before, was currently in jail, other
       | party (a PREGNANT WOMAN) in critical condition, and in need of
       | $9000 cash in short order. Oh yeah, the caller also indicated
       | "whatever you do, don't tell my mom!"
       | 
       | A call to "mom" with a subsequent text message to my actual
       | nephew showed the entire situation to be fabricated.
        
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